Amenities as Drivers of Growth in the Global City: Creative Industries and High Amenity Zones
Recent research on urban amenities and the creative class has been conducted from an inter-urban perspective (across cities). In this paper I examine the spatial distribution of high-art establishments (creative industries) from an intra-urban perspective (within cities). The most interesting discovery derived from the research is that high-art establishments are highly clustered within cities and the largest clusters are spatially coincident with a zone referred to as a high amenity zone (HAZ). HAZs are adjacent to Downtowns and represent high density upscale residential areas whose residents support neighborhood retailing and service employment. HAZs are sector in shape and exert a huge influence on the spatial pattern of growth within global cities. Methodologically, I first declare high arts establishments as both an amenity and an indicator of the creative class. Luring and or sustaining a citys creative class is crucial for the success of the global post-industrial city. Location quotients are computed for zip codes to identify areas of greatest specialization in high-art industries for Americas global cities. A GIS approach is then used to intersect these specialized high-art zip codes with the HALEs to quantitatively assess the relationship. Comparisons with two Chinese cities, Shenzhen and Dongguan, are discussed.
urban amenities creative class high amenity zones
Richard P. Greene
Department of Geography, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 60115, USA
国际会议
广州
英文
284-304
2007-08-06（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）